Kano Assembly withdraws impeachment notice following dep gov’s resignation

The Kano State House of Assembly has officially withdrawn its announcement of impeachment against erstwhile Deputy Governor Aminu Abdulsalam, pursuing his voluntary resignation from office.

The withdrawal followed a question by the Majority Leader, Lawan Hussaini Chediyar Yangurasa, during a plenary league presided implicit by Speaker Jibril Isma’il, who insisted that continuing with the substance aft his resignation would beryllium pointless.

Speaking to journalists aft the sitting, Hussaini explained that, successful enactment with Order 3, Rule 6A, helium decided to retreat the question pursuing the voluntary resignation of the erstwhile lawman governor.

Hussaini stated, “We person withdrawn each charges against him, and the substance has been laid to rest. We volition nary longer prosecute these offences due to the fact that our relation is constricted to removing an authoritative if recovered guilty. Since helium has voluntarily resigned, however tin we continue? We are not the EFCC oregon ICPC; our mandate has been fulfilled.”

This improvement comes aft the Kano State House of Assembly had, connected March 5, 2026, initiated impeachment proceedings against Aminu Abdulsalam implicit allegations of gross misconduct, maltreatment of office, and breach of nationalist trust.

The enactment followed a petition from the Executive, urging the legislature to enactment against the Deputy Governor for alleged irregularities during his tenure arsenic Commissioner for Local Government Affairs betwixt 2023 ...